By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, The New Yorker [dropcap]O[/dropcap]n a sunny morning in November, 2018, twelve men and two women gathered in a lavishly furnished living room in Oguta, a town in southeastern Nigeria, with the air-conditioning at full blast. They had come to discuss the caste system that persists among the Igbo people in the region. […]
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Which black Americans should get reparations? | The Washington Post
Wesley Lowery, The Washington Post ‘Dramatic Social Change Requires Imagination’ – Prof. William “Sandy” Darity. Featured Image [dropcap]D[/dropcap]URHAM, N.C. — He’s been one of academia’s leading authorities on American racial inequity for years, in high demand by Democratic presidential candidates who hope he’ll endorse their proposals to close the “racial wealth gap” — a term […]
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BANNED: The Bluest Eye| PBS
By From The Collection” The Library, PBS [dropcap]C[/dropcap]The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison’s first novel, was published in 1970. Set in Lorain, Ohio — where Morrison herself was born — the book tells the story of Pecola Breedlove, an eleven-year-old African American girl who is convinced that she is ugly, and yearns to have lighter skin and […]
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Ilhan Omar urges Twitter to take down Trump’s false tweet | Politico
Cristiano Lima, Politico Rep. Ilhan Omar | Zach Gibson/Getty Images. Featured Image [dropcap]R[/dropcap]ep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) today called on Twitter to take action against President Donald Trump’s account and remove a tweet in which he shared a false claim that Omar had “partied” on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] “They […]
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Here’s How One Couple Paid $200K Of Debt In 5 Years By First Addressing Their Money Hang-Ups | Forbes
Ryan Derousseau, Forbes In order to pursue financial independence, first Julien and Kiersten Saunders had to address the psychological barriers they had when it came to spending and saving money. JULIEN & KIERSTEN SAUNDERS. Featured Image [dropcap]W[/dropcap]here Julien and Kiersten Saunders live in Atlanta, GA, they have multiple options for grocery shopping. There’s the high-end […]
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Mixed Up: ‘If white people love hip hop, why the hell can’t we love rock music?’ | Metro.co.uk
Natalie Morris, Metro.co.uk [dropcap]S[/dropcap] ophie K is a DJ and breakfast show presenter at Kerrang! Radio with Ugandan, British and Polish heritage. She says progressing as a woman of colour in the rock world hasn’t been easy. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] ‘My mother was from Uganda and was spotted by somebody from the fashion industry who brought […]
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Sonia Sotomayor, Angela Davis Among New Inductees Into Women’s Hall Of Fame | HuffPost
The hall’s Class of 2019 also includes actress Jane Fonda, attorney Gloria Allred and fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg.
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Women’s March replaces three original leaders, after anti-Semitism accusations, with 16 board members | The Washington Post
Calls for the co-chairs to resign arose before the 2019 Women’s March on Washington.
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15 Powerful Stories Of Segregation In America | BuzzFeed
“We were unwelcome in the neighborhood. There were cross-burnings and shootings. After only two weeks in our new home, our house was completely shot up.”
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Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira’s ‘Americanah’ Adaptation Ordered to Series at HBO Max | Variety
Joe Otterson, Variety [dropcap]L[/dropcap]upita Nyong’o and Danai Gurira’s planned adaptation of the novel “Americanah” has received a straight-to-series order at HBO Max, Variety has learned. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] HBO Max has given the limited series a 10-episode order. Nyong’o will star in the series, with Gurira writing the pilot and serving as showrunner. Based on Chimamanda […]
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